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===February 08, 2013===

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Advancement changes for rank and merit badges based on the new '''2013 Boy Scout Requirements''' have been completed.

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===April 23, 2012===

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{{Quote-source|These guidelines can be utilized for all Scouting service projects, not just those for an Eagle Scout leadership service project. The guidelines must not be construed to be additional requirements for an Eagle Scout leadership service project, but they do represent elements that should appear on the Eagle Scout candidate’s final project plan from the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927. The next revision of the workbook will incorporate these guidelines.|''Service Project Planning Guidelines'', BSA Pub. 680-027}}

* '''New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training ''before'' they submit their application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.'''

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We'll also be pushing to add new and/or update changed recent BSA requirements information, which tends to be more and more around the beginning of each year. To that end, we will be recruiting additional/new:

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===February 21, 2012===

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====New Sysop====

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Congratulations to '''''User [[User:Miksmi|Miksmi]]''''', who has been nominated for and approved for promotion to '''[[Sysop]]''' status. &mdash;'''''[[User:RWSmith|RWSmith]]''''' <small>''[[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Bureaucrat|(Bureaucrat)]]''</small>, 14:58, February 28, 2012 (EST)

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If you are interested, see: [[Sysop#Can_I_become_a_Sysop_on_this_wiki.3F|Can I become a Sysop on this wiki?]]

February 08, 2013

Wiki Updates

Advancement changes for rank and merit badges based on the new 2013 Boy Scout Requirements have been completed.

July 08, 2012

Unscheduled maintenance

There may be some occasional, unscheduled site maintenance during "normal hours" today... i.e., due to upgrades, off-site back-ups, etc. We'll try to limit downtime to just a few minutes at a time. (See MeritBadgeDotOrg:Maintenance for details.) — The Staff

April 23, 2012

New BSA Health and Safety guidance

These guidelines can be utilized for all Scouting service projects, not just those for an Eagle Scout leadership service project. The guidelines must not be construed to be additional requirements for an Eagle Scout leadership service project, but they do represent elements that should appear on the Eagle Scout candidate’s final project plan from the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927. The next revision of the workbook will incorporate these guidelines.

These guidelines can be utilized for all Scouting service projects, not just those for an Eagle Scout leadership service project. The guidelines must not be construed to be additional requirements for an Eagle Scout leadership service project, but they do represent elements that should appear on the Eagle Scout candidate’s final project plan from the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook, No. 512-927. The next revision of the workbook will incorporate these guidelines.

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— Age Guidelines for Tool Use and Work at Elevations or Excavations, BSA Pub. 680-028